double bill

noun

: a bill (as at a theater) offering two features

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The Park Theatre has an historic pedigree after opening on Cambie Street in 1941 with a double bill of Model Wife, starring Joan Blondell and Dick Powell, and The Flame of New Orleans, starring Marlene Dietrech. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025 Then, in 2022, the bands joined forces for a double bill at the Hollywood Bowl. Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025 Blonde Cobra premiered on a midnight double bill with Jack Smith’s Flaming Creatures at New York’s Bleecker Street Cinema. News Desk, Artforum, 9 Oct. 2025 This week brings three very different examples of the genre: Silversun Pickups at Toad’s Place and a double bill of LSD and the Search for God and Her New Knife at Space Ballroom. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for double bill

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of double bill was in 1917

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“Double bill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20bill. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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